Dr. Albert Rossi reminds us that we are not alone in this life.

Dr. Albert Rossi continues his reflections on the profound statement by St. Silouan the Athonite, "Keep your mind in hell and despair not."

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the profound statement by St. Silouan the Athonite, "Keep your mind in hell and despair not."

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the call to accept reality without complaint, praying for the needs of each new day.

Dr. Albert Rossi continues his reflection on contentment in each new day.

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the way in which prayer deepens our love for God.

Dr. Rossi explores the difference between abiding and striving in the spiritual life, and the necessity of reliance on God.

Fr. Philip LeMasters maintains that it is no insult to successful single parents to point out the misguided nature of arguments that praise single motherhood as the new norm.

Fr. Lawrence Farley reminds us that our God is the God who rises above logic and nature and frustrates laws which mere creation finds inflexible.

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick posts a picture of the incorrupt hand of St. Katherine of Alexandria every year on Facebook. And every year, people freak out. But why?

In this episode, Fr. Matthew returns to the Life of Moses by St Gregory of Nyssa, and examines a key passage in which the Saint compares the ascent of spiritual life to Moses's ascent of Mt. Sinai. What does it mean to ascend into "darkness," to converse with God "where the understanding does not reach"? And how does Moses's example reveal the way in which all the Fathers and Saints draw the whole Christian family into deeper communion with God?

Drawn from one of the sayings of the Desert Fathers relating to the life of Abba Ammon, this week’s episode focuses on the question of our attentiveness to God, in the Divine Services as well as in our whole life. Where is our mind—where our heart? Do we not know that we stand in His presence, speaking to Him?

In a remarkable text by St. Macarius, the Christian is told that if he sees an arrogant man perform miracles, "even raise the dead," he should not follow. This week, Fr. Irenei explores what this message means for the Orthodox Christian, and how the good works of God are to be stored up secretly in the loving Christian heart.

As the pre-Lenten weeks of the Triodion begin, this week’s broadcast explores the themes of the Fathers’ liturgical heritage, taking from the Church’s hymnography the vivid imagery of the Publican and the Pharisee. How do we, ourselves, speak when we stand before God in prayer—and how ought this Sunday cause us to change?

In this episode, Archimandrite Irenei returns to the Life of Moses by St Gregory of Nyssa, and examines a key passage in which the Saint compares the ascent of spiritual life to Moses’s ascent of Mt. Sinai. What does it mean to ascend into "darkness," to converse with God "where the understanding does not reach"? And how does Moses’s example reveal the way in which all the Fathers and Saints draw the whole Christian family into deeper communion with God?

Subdeacon Alex Younes, a professor at the Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy and the director of Antiochian Orthodox Camps in Canada, speaks on Youth Sunday at St. Demetrios Orthodox Church in Winnipeg, Canada.

As we continue to follow the news in Ukraine, Ancient Faith Radio is committed to bring you a balanced perspective on the events and implications for the Orthodox Church. Today, Kevin Allen is speaking with Ukrainian expert and Orthodox Christian Mr James Jatras. Mr Jatras is a former US diplomat, US Senate staffer, and a member of the American Institute of Ukraine.

Dr. Frank Papatheofanis, Founder and President of St. Katherine College in San Diego updates us on the progress of this Orthodox liberal arts institution.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly calls President Biden to discuss Israel's plans to strike Iran. / axios

The UK's Security Service says it has responded to 20 plots backed by Iran since 2022. / BBC News

A review of China as a sentinel state—phone monitoring, "grid management," and the forthcoming cyberspace ID scheme. / China Media Project

In light of this year's Nobel Prizes connected to AI, an explainer on how proteins fold. / The Economist

A team is protecting Wikipedia from AI-generated slop. / 404 Media

An audio sample finds Google Notebook's podcast bots experiencing an existential crisis. / Reddit

See also: In light of AI energy-consumption, the Department of Energy wants you to know your conservation efforts are making a difference. / McSweeney's

Mobile homes and manufactured houses are proving to be among the most vulnerable types of housing stock in climate disasters. / Grist

The White House launches a Reddit page to correct misinformation about storms. / The Hill

Schools are implementing backpack bans, which makes "the already difficult experience of navigating one's period as a teen even more difficult." / The Cut

One uncomfortable finding in psychology: trainees can be just as effective as fully licensed therapists. / Experimental History

Fifteen years later, Interview Project's 121 video profiles are now available on YouTube. / Open Culture

Something we didn't know: Nearly every station in the London Underground contains a plaque depicting a labyrinth. / Futility Closet

An artwork at a Dutch museum gets tossed in the trash for resembling a pair of beer cans too realistically. / euronews

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In this homily given on Great and Holy Thursday, we meditate with Fr. Pat both on the encounters that Moses, Job, and Isaiah had with God, and on Jesus’ agony in the garden, and the significance of these various events as they pertain to our daily practice.

Father Pat looks at the encounter with the Samaritan woman through the lens of Jesus' statement “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6)

Many religions believe there is only one God. But do they worship the same God as us? Fr. Pat looks at Biblical monotheism, what it is, and what it means to our worship.

In the prologue to his Gospel, the Apostle John says “And the Word became flesh.” Fr. Pat considers three things, regarding the Word, that John did NOT say.

In the raising of the son of the widow of Nain, a liturgical parallel to the raising of Lazarus, Luke declares Jesus as Lord and Victor not only over death, but over everything.

Mark’s account of the Lord’s questions about baptism and the cup (Mark 10:32-45) are especially poignant for the Christians at Rome, who are thereby instructed about an important dimension of their own participation in the sacraments.

We imagine that life is like football or basketball. You play until the clock runs out. But life is not like that at all. There is no set time for the clock to run out that you know about.

Fr. Pat preaches on the Parable of the Rich Fool found in Luke 12:16-21.

Fr. Pat reflects upon the encounter between Jesus and the woman with the chronic bleeding who touched the hem of His robe.

Christ tells us that faith like a mustard seed is enough to move mountains. But how can something so small do something so huge?

"On this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18) You'll never look at this Bible quote, or the Church, in the same way again. Hell isn't invading the Church; instead, the Church is invading Hell. Christ has broken down the gates of Hell, and our job as Christians is to join Him in bringing light to even the darkest corners of existence.

Can you be spiritual without organized religion? What does it even mean to be spiritual? Maybe we need to rethink what we mean by spirituality and religion... Maybe we need to live like Christians: full of the Holy Spirit.

Father Daniel Rogich (PhD), author of the book Becoming Uncreated: The Journey to Human Authenticity, is Kevin's guest as they discuss a growing trend in the Millennial generation regarding religious belief.

St. Paul tells us to make use of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and in the Gospel we see an example of this in action. It is obvious though that there gifts are NOT for you! Matthew 9:1-8, Romans 12: 6-14

Galatians 4: 4 - 7, Matthew 2: 1 - 12

Luke 18:10-14 The Pharisee and the Publican.

You are a child of God! Sunday of the Prodigal Son.

Second Sunday in Great Lent. The Sunday of the Paralysed Man. Hebrews 1:10-2:3, Mark 2:1-12

Acts 6:1-7, Mark 15:43-16:8 The witnesses of the ladies: they saw NOTHING at all...

When we are instructed to teach our children all the time, we need to remember it's not about memorizing a list of facts. Life is a perpetual pop quiz and our intentional, but not obvious, interactions with our children can help them pass life's daily tests.

Sergey Brin is telling employees to stop making old products and start improving new ones. "For example, said Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, Google plans to combine its spreadsheet, calendar and word-processing programs into one suite of Web-based applications."

24-time men's Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic says Jannik Sinner's doping case "is not helping tennis at all". Sinner, the men's world number one, was cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for low levels of clostebol - a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass - during the Indian Wells tournament in March. The World Anti-Doping Agency have appealed against the decision which said Sinner bore 'no fault or negligence' for the substance being in his system.

A local call is one that is placed and received within the same zip code—or technically within the same switching center. Below, we’ll break down what a local call is, how it differs from a long distance call, and why local calls are now irrelevant. An Example of a Local […]

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Call simulators can be nice tools when you want to provide supplemental training and practice for your agents, but they can’t replace the hands-on experience they’d get from dealing with real customers. In other words, call simulators work, but they’re not very practical for training purposes—especially in the long term.  […]

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Shabnam Younus-Jewell talks to Hungary's first professional snooker player.

The 10 sports, across four venues, for the scaled-down 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are revealed.

Tom and Andy are joined by former Scotland captain Rory Lawson